From my personal experience:
Dialup pros: Cheap and affordable, modems are cheap, many ISPs give them
out free now.
Dialup Cons: 22.6 kbps average connection speed on most services. 48 kbps
maximum realistic connection. 56 kbps physical limitation. Ties up
phonelines, requires second line to use simultaneously.
Cable pros: Fast, easy to set up and use.
Cable cons: Averages only 620 kbps on most services. Physical maximum
limit of 8 mbps. High latency. Insecure network (LAN-like). Bandwidth
reduced by every cable internet and television user that turns on in
network.
DSL pros: Fast, cheap, secure. 48 mbps maximum physical limit. 920 kbps
average on most services. Some ISPs offer very large packages (BellSouth
had me on a 14 mbps down and 4 mbps up connection for $69.95/mo)
DSL cons: Requires phone filters to use simultaneously. Speed degrades
rapidly if on edges of uplink center coverage. Not supported by all cities'
phone infrastructure. Limited coverage.
Satellite pros: Access anywhere, almost. Up to 480 mbps downstream.
Satellite cons: Uses dialup for upstream. Extremely high latency (1-4
seconds) Speed subject to weather. Will go out during
rain/snow/sleet/ice/hail. Expensive equipment. Expensive service. Needs
frequent maintainence.
Fiber Optic pros: Extremely low latency. Extremely high bandwidth.
Stable, secure.
Fiber Optic cons: Extremely expensive. Extremely limited availability.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian McClure" <5thearth_at_comcast.net>
To: <SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [SkunkworksAMA] Interesting Phenomenon
> You have a cable modem and you're switching to dialup? I hope you've got
> a very good reason. I've used both and personally I thought the cable
> was much better.
>
> Back on topic. Congrats on your 'net working itself out (knock on
> wood...) Looking forward to some more artwork.
>
> --Glover
>
> Vulpine wrote:
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>> Didn't we say your lines were probably shot?
>> I have to say, though, that DSL, while it works, makes any dialup
>> look sick! I'm stuck with a cable modem myself, but only until
>> Verizon gets FIOS up to my door.
>>
>> Oh, and prepare for speed like you've never seen. You won't have to
>> wait for your computer to download or upload any more.
>>
>> As for your artwork, I'm a strong fan of all your work. It's just too
>> bad I can't draw. I've got to do things the hard way and draw my
>> pictures with words. :p
>>
>> On Dec 7, 2005, at 07:58, SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com wrote:
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>> > Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:04:10 -0600
>> > From: J Hooten <jhooten_at_binary.net>
>> > Subject: Re: Interesting phenomenon...
>> >
>> > If you ordered DSL they likely improved your connection in advance.
>> > Modem rates depend totally on line quality and that includes DSL
>> >
>> > Take a wild, friggin guess wrote:
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>> >> I just got my DSL stuff today, but haven't hooked it up yet. I just
>> >> decided to dial up using the modem, and lo! and behold, I get a 44
>> >> Kbps connection speed. Niiice. So if I can get this DSL deal hooked
>> >> up tonight, I'll be able to download a bunch of the group images and
>> >> make room for more. Here's hoping the gods are favorable. You know
>> >> how my luck with computers usually is...
>> >>
>> >> --JMH, logging off to connect more stuff!
>>
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